Dairy Products
Mid-band Livestock receipts from USDA ERS (2023); state ranks below are the same farmgate series Congress uses for Farm Bill scorekeeping.
$44.7B · mid-pack #5/12 · 56% of peak
Category: Livestock · USDA Code: DAIRY
Dairy Products lands in the middle cash-receipt band
Dairy Products scores $44.7B, between the lower third (<$7.5B) and the upper third (≥$46.1B) of the 12 valued commodities, with CA as the top state.
Production of dairy products is tracked across states in the USDA Census of Agriculture; state receipt rows are not joined on this page yet.
As a livestock account, dairy products cash receipts move with herd inventories, feed costs, and slaughter weights rather than planted acreage alone. Figures follow USDA Economic Research Service Farm Income and Wealth Statistics and NASS production series, not typed editorial estimates.
Questions on this mid-band Livestock
Where does Dairy Products sit on national cash receipts in this table?
US dairy products cash receipts are $44.7B, in the middle third of the 12 valued commodities (between $7.5B and $46.1B). Top state: CA.
Which states produce the most dairy products?
State-level production data for dairy products is published in the USDA Census of Agriculture; this page does not yet join those state rows.
Compare another Livestock account: Hogs and Pigs ($28.8B) · How livestock & program payments interact
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Farm Income and Wealth Statistics For informational purposes only, not financial, investment, or agricultural advice. Data may be subject to revision by the source agency.
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